Leonard Cohen - The stranger song

Tekst :

It s true that all the men you knew were dealers
who said they were through with dealing
Every time you gave them shelter
I know that kind of man
It s hard to hold the hand of anyone
who is reaching for the sky just to surrender.
And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind
you find he did not leave you very much
not even laughter
Like any dealer he was watching for the card
that is so high and wild
he ll never need to deal another
He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
He was just some Joseph looking for a manger.
And then leaning on your window sill
he ll say one day you caused his will
to weaken with your love and warmth and shelter
And then taking from his wallet
an old schedule of trains, he ll say
I told you when I came I was a stranger
I told you when I came I was a stranger.
But now another stranger seems to want you to ignore his dreams
as though they were the burden of some other
O you ve seen that man before
his golden arm dispatching cards
but now it s rusted from the elbow to the finger
And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter
Yes he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter.
You hate to watch another tired man
lay down his hand
like he was giving up the holy game of poker
And while he talks his dreams to sleep
you notice there s a highway
that is curling up like smoke above his shoulder
It s curling up like smoke above his shoulder.
You tell him to come in sit down
but something makes you turn around
The door is open you can t close you shelter
You try the handle of the road
It opens do not be afraid
It s you my love, you who are the stranger
It is you my love, you who are the stranger.
Well, I ve been waiting, I was sure
we d meet between the trains we re waiting for
I think it s time to board another
Please understand, I never had a secret chart
to get me to the heart of this
or any other matter
Well he talks like this
you don t know what he s after
When he speaks like this,
you don t know what he s after.
Let s meet tomorrow if you chose
upon the shore, beneath the bridge
that they are building on some endless river
Then he leaves the platform
for the sleeping car that s warm
You realize, he s only advertising one more shelter
And it comes to you, he never was a stranger
And you say ok the bridge or someplace later.
And then sweeping up the jokers
that he left behind
you find he did not leave you very much
not even laughter
Like any dealer he was watching for the card
that is so high and wild
he ll never need to deal another
He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
He was just some Joseph looking for a manger.
And leaning on your window sill
he ll say one day you caused his will
to weaken with your love and warmth and shelter
And then taking from his wallet
an old schedule of trains
he ll say I told you when I came I was a stranger
I told you when I came I was a stranger.

Inne utwory

  • Diamonds in the mine
  • The window
  • True love leaves no traces
  • Song of Bernadette
  • The faith
  • The smokey life
  • Store room
  • One of us cannot be wrong
  • You know who i am
  • Who by fire
  • Queen Victoria
  • On that day
  • Heart with no companion
  • The marriage march
  • Our lady of solitude
  • Misty blue
  • Losowe utwory

    That girl

    I ve heard the rumours, I hear one every night
    They say that you ve been cheatin on me, I know they re not right
    They don t really know you, they just don t understand
    I know you wouldn t do that, wouldn t be so underhand

    Chorus:
    And still they say, that...

    Talkin to me (remix)

    [Intro: Foxy Brown]
    Oh (oh) and it don t stop, okay
    This right here, TM what up baby
    Amerie, you in the streets now baby!

    [Verse 1: Amerie]
    Boy you know, you know, I seen you for a while
    And I don t...

    Mój znak

    Jak kryształ jest powietrze
    I noc jest dniem od teraz
    Gdy ruchem rąk rozpędzam mrok
    Świat się zmienia na mój znak

    W kolorze snów szukam odpowiedzi znów
    Gdy mgła zakrywa płaszczem wasze oczy
    W potoku słów szukam zrozumienia znów
    Dokąd zmierzacie drogą marzeń

    Tracking down a runaway

    Call out the dogs and the National Guard.
    My baby got away and I m taking it hard.
    I slipped the border and I jumped the train,
    I ll do anything to get her back again.

    Tracking down a runaway, down a runaway,
    Down a runaway, I m following the trail of broken hearts.

    Who s...

    Aneurism

    Come on over
    Do the twist (aha)
    Overdo it
    Hav ea fit (aha)
    Come on over
    Shoot the shit (aha)
    Love you so much
    Makes me sick (aha)

    Beat me out of me (beat up beat up)

    She gave the perfect strain to my heart....